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Originally Posted by Jeffhs

I had a Philco "Briefcase 19" portable in the early '70s, a trash find. Don't know if it was the Seventeener's predecessor or successor.

The 19" tubes of that era were about the size of the earlier 17" versions, but with the corners "squared off". In similar fashion, the 23" CRTs were "squared off" but otherwise similar in size to the earlier 21s.

Found an ad for the Philco "briefcase 19" ... looks very similar to a "Seventeener III" except for the corners of the CRT.

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedi...v-television-1

The predecessor to the "Slender Seventeener" was the much deeper "Seventeener" as shown at the bottom of this ad:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1957-Philco-...item3caef5b772

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